초록

Steganography is defined as the science and art of writing hidden messages in such a way that no one apart from the intended recipient knows of the message existence. Due to these reasons it has become absolutely essential to keep the systems free from different internet attacks and take steps to eliminate any risks. Linguistic steganography, a type of steganography is defined as a collection of techniques and methods that allows the hiding of any digital information within texts based on some linguistic knowledge. Linguistic steganography is of various forms and have varied applications. This paper makes a study on various forms of linguistic steganography and their applications in protecting data.